"Our objective is to identify and minimise the risks posed by the electricity network to the general public, employees and contractors."

In total, the firm has also said that it wants to spend £277m to replace assets that are no longer fit for purpose.

The plan will address the congestion problem on the 33kV network.

NIE is also proposing to spend £53m to reinforce network capacity in heavily stressed parts in order to meet the growth in housing and business development.

This includes the cost of developing solutions to manage the increasing level of renewables connections and the uptake of low carbon technologies (LCTs) such as solar panels, heat pumps, electric vehicles and wind generation.